Belfast Factsheet
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Area
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Area
640km2
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Local Authorities
Belfast, Lisburn and Castlereagh
Business and innovation
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Business Churn Rate (%) 2019
2.02
(36/63)
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Business Closures (per 10,000 population) 2019
34.83
(46/63)
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Business Start-ups (per 10,000 population) 2019
41.77
(47/63)
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Business stock (per 10,000 population) 2019
343.69
(38/63)
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Patent Applications (per 100,000 of population) 2018
8.58
(32/63)
Demographics
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People Born Outside the UK (%) 2011
7.21
(48/63)
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Population Aged 0-17 (%) 2019
22.18
(23/63)
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Population Aged 18-29 (%) 2019
17.33
(23/63)
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Population Aged 30-44 (%) 2019
20.36
(17/63)
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Population Aged 45-66 (%) 2019
26.36
(35/63)
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Population Aged 67+ (%) 2019
13.77
(42/63)
Housing
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Households in Social Rentership (%) 2011
21.85
(18/63)
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Households Renting Privately or Living Rent-Free (%) 2011
18.06
(34/63)
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Households that Own or Part-Own Their Home (%) 2011
60.09
(44/63)
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Housing Stock 2019
219,000
(13/63)
Jobs and Employment
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Claimant Count (%) January 2021
5.32
(52/63)
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Employment Rate (%) 2018
70.3
(52/63)
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Youth Claimant Count (%) November 2020
6.19
(45/63)
Size
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Population 2019
489,540
(15/63)
Skills, Wages and Inequality
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Average Weekly Workplace Earnings (£) 2020
502.23
(25/63)
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Working Age Population with a Qualification at NVQ4 or Above (%) 2019
40.2
(17/63)
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Working Age Population with No Formal Qualifications (%) 2019
14.4
(2/63)
Travel and Environment
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CO2 Emissions per Capita (tons) 2018
4.58
(20/63)
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Commuting by Bicycle (%) 2011
1.66
(45/63)
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Commuting by Bus, Train or Metro (%) 2011
11.9
(29/63)
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Commuting by Other Methods (%) 2011
0.6
(15/63)
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Commuting by Private Vehicle (%) 2011
66.14
(27/63)
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Commuting on Foot (%) 2011
11.74
(22/63)
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Number of days of poor air quality 2019
12
(61/63)
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People who Work from Home (%) 2011
7.96
(31/59)
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Ultrafast Broadband (%) 2019
94.35
(4/63)